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School refusal and the Australian families gripped by blame, shame, and the fear of a lost education (www.abc.net.au)
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[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 10 points 6 months ago

Thankyou for sharing this deeply personal experience Baku. As the parent of a child that suffers from anxiety and school refusal I'm hopeful that people will gain a better understanding of the intricacies of the issue. As with my child, there are often a lot of complex and/or contributing factors which combine to lead a child to this point. It's not just kids refusing to go because they're being recalcitrant.

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago

It actually kind of helped to be honest. I don't really talk to anybody about my feelings with school, because my school (which is a flexible non mainstream alternative type) still aren't as understanding as I need, and most of the people in my life are very much what I described in the last paragraph and think it's some sort of conscious effort I'm making to not go

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